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03/16/2009 Entry: "TKO Boxing Promotions Signs Cortez and Mickey Bey, Jr.!"
TKO Boxing Promotions Signs Cortez and Mickey Bey, Jr.!
Cameron Dunkin-managed brothers added to stellar roster
Press Release
LAS VEGAS, NV (March 16, 2009) Las Vegas based TKO BOXING Promotions have signed former amateur standouts Cortez and Mickey Bey Jr., it was announced today by their President, Chet Koerner.
“We’re thrilled to welcome these two world class prospects onto our team. Both of them have terrific skills and we have huge expectations for them” said Koerner. “With our growing roster of outstanding prospects and future world champions, they both fit in perfectly for us.”
Fighting out of their hometown of Cleveland , Ohio , both brothers are undefeated, the 25 year Mickey Jr. owning a record of 12-0-0 (7KO’s) with the 24 year old Cortez at 8-0-0 (5KO’s).
Both brothers are guided by award winning manager Cameron Dunkin, who also currently handles world champions Kelly Pavlik, Steven Luevano and Nonito Donaire amongst many other world class contenders and prospects.
Said Dunkin, “Mickey and Cortez both have great potential. Mickey at junior lightweight and Cortez at lightweight. With TKO BOXING promoting them, which means they will be very, very busy and with the excellent Jeff Mayweather training them, the Bey brothers will both be world champions in the next couple of years.”
Details of their first bouts under the TKO BOXING promotional banner will be announced very shortly.
Formed in early 2008, Chet Koerner’s Las Vegas based TKO BOXING Promotions, originator of “HOMETOWN HEROES TO WORLD CHAMPIONS” stable includes; heavyweight Lenroy Thomas, super middleweight Joey Gilbert, middleweights Elvin Ayala, Albert Onolunose and James Countryman, junior middleweights Bastie Samir and Anthony Thompson, welterweights Juan Buendia, Ramon Gatica and Raul Tovar, junior welterweights Jonathan Gover, Francisco Contreras and Hastings Bwayla, lightweights Cortez Bey, Rolando Reyes and Terrance Crawford, junior lightweight Mickey Bey Jr., featherweights Matt Remillard, Carney Bowman, Delvin Plascencia, Rafael Lora and Maxwell Awaku, super bantamweights Rafael Valenzuela and Carlos Reyes and bantamweight Leo Santa Cruz.
Further information on TKO Boxing Promotions can be viewed at their newly remodeled website, www.tkoboxingpromotions.com
